Specialist business support for social enterprises, cooperatives and community businesses across West Yorkshire
Free specialist support to help you start or grow an organisation that will help make communities in West Yorkshire into better places to live and work.
Whether you’re an existing social enterprise, co-operative or other community business, or someone with a great ‘business for good’ idea we can help you with coaching, training, information and funding.
Or if you’re someone who offers business advice, or works within the public sector and would like to understand more about Alternative Business Models, you can make get up to speed with the full range of alternative business models with our specialist training.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Choose the right help for you
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I’m starting up
Get in touch with a specialist Enterprise coach that’s local to you and find out about free workshops that can help you turn your great idea into a viable business.
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I’m growing or have a problem
Talk to a specialist Enterprise coach about taking the next step for your business or tackling the issues you’re facing and find out about our growth and resilience grants and support programme.
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I’d like to know more…
Find out about the different models and options, pros and cons, grants and funding so that you can pass on the very best information and advice.
What is an Alternative Business?
Alternative Businesses are those invest in local communities, give something back, and find fairer, more ethical and greener ways to do things. They have aims that are about more than just making a profit and tend to be something other than a limited company or charity. These are ‘alternative businesses’ and may be called a social enterprise, co-operative or community business.
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Why work with us – who we are?
Business for Good, West Yorkshire is a partnership of local, specialist and national organisations who working together to make it easier to get the support you need and increase awareness of different ways of doing business.
Latest News
Fruit Works Gets Help To Fill In The Gaps In Their Business Know-How And Become More Efficient
Fruit Works is a worker co-operative based in Leeds. Their vision is for a world where everyone can grow, pick and eat their own fruit. So they grow and sell fruit trees, design and plan orchards, prune established trees and run training, mainly working with local...
Transforming Support for Alternative Business
We’ve just received the Evaluation and Learning Report for our Pilot Project! It clearly shows that Business for Good has been a success that demonstrates that the value of the relational business support model in nurturing alternative businesses in West Yorkshire.
Supporting Alternative Businesses to Thrive!
The Growth & Resilience Programme—a cornerstone of Business for Good West Yorkshire—has helped co-operatives, social enterprises, and community businesses build confidence, strengthen resilience, and connect with others. Running from May to October 2024, this...